Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-11-14
A EuNNY

Referring to the election Of Mr.. FELL
LOWS, in New York ely, the I~RtedFgeaeT'
said:
The election Of Fellows in New York
city, though by a comparatively small ma
jority, is a pronounced triumph OF the
criminal classes over the honest but mis-,
guided masses.
Whether this be true or not, while our
neighbOr is acting the part Of moral censor,
it will allow us to call 10 its attention the
election TO Congress OF the notorious "JM'
BELDES, a Republican, up in New York
State. BELnEN is acknowledged by many
Republican newspapers to be about the
most corrupt man in public life. lie was
Boss TwEED'S right bower, while TWEED
was robbing the people Of New York. Let
the htaligepcer set its moral machine to
work on Mr.. BELDEN, i it would escape
the charge that its morality is only to be
used on p Democrat.
Further along in the SAM article it
says, speaking Of FELLOWS:
The fact was clearly established that he
TFellowsl had stood in with Tweed, and
that be did all he could to prevent the con
yictiOn OF the Doodle Aldermen.
Is not this a very cheap way to blacken
the character Of a lawyer? Ii every can
didate, who praCticed law, sta be defeated
.z-. - h,s ,,,a mr. fuyina M a ,lnypn
times, defended a criminal ut the bar we
would have few lawyers in public places.
The most prominent and houored men IN
the Republican party in this State are law
yers who are frequently retained By thieves,
murderers and other criminals as counsel
Why does the htcdjqopcsr espOuSe their
cause if a criminal lawyer is unfit for Of
fee?
As to its assertion that Col. FELLOWS as
Assistant District Attorney did all he
could 10 prevent the conviction Of the
Doodle Aldermen, " it need only be said
that it does not all coincide with the facts.
AIR. FELLOWS was largely Instrumental in
securing the conviction Of these public
plunderers, which fact was the main cause
of his promotion by the people. The In
feUigencer has simply got some OF the Ne"
York FOrIF's campaign ISLANDERS into ITS
head.
Then our neighhOr goes on to show why
President CLEVELAND aided in the success
of the Democrats in New York. MIR.
CLEyELAND's support OF FELLOWS 1t
saws, will be Of use TO him in securing
delegates from New York city, and this
will have its influence IN the National
Convention" The HtsHigeRcer Is badly
scared by the Presidents success in New
York and virtually admits thereby that il
secures his reelection in 1s5S. Then il
T to the right-abOut and says:
Seeing that New York is now the pivotal
State, and that's change of less than COG
votes would have defeated Mr.. Cleveland
in 1884, the victory of his Doodle candidate
for District Attorney IN New York city
may ICoull II AosAIE EAA' NAN'S4~A@ Nv
Ond term of the Presidency.
After using cunning arguments to show
how immensely the President would b
benefited by the election Of FELLOWS, tC
prove that the President did use his intu.
ence in New York, the htcHigeHeer turns
right around and with n bold stroke o.
the pen Iefutes its whole argument, OIL
which it expended so much labor, by {
counter argument, to show that the Presi
dent will not be benefited at all by Eel
LOWS election! Here we have the orig
inal proposition and the rod"etio ad d6
sardnm all in one. It is \ curiosity o
journalism, and We shall preserve it, along
with our already large collection, in GU
HtsiigeRccr museum.